Mirror’s a liar with a crooked grin Tells me the monster’s under my skin Every thought a razor, every breath a chain I’m the architect of my own pain [Pre-Chorus – whispered, building] The room keeps shrinking, the shadows talk I count the cracks in the ceiling like clockwork [Chorus – full scream into clean soar] I’m drowning in the black water of my mind Clawing at the surface, but the light’s gone blind Self-loathing sings the loudest lullaby I’m screaming at the sky just to feel alive I’m losing, I’m losing, I’m losing the fight But I’ll burn in the dark till I see the light [Verse 2 – half-time, guttural lows] Demons wear my face, they know my name They carve new scars in the shape of shame I beg the silence for a single spark But the void just laughs and swallows the dark [Pre-Chorus – layered, desperate] I’m the king of nothing on a throne of rust Every crown I wear turns my blood to dust [Chorus – heavier, gang vocals on the back half] I’m drowning in the black water of my mind Clawing at the surface, but the light’s gone blind Self-loathing sings the loudest lullaby I’m screaming at the sky just to feel alive I’m losing, I’m losing, I’m losing the fight But I’ll burn in the dark till I see the light [Bridge – breakdown, spoken/screamed over glitchy static] “I am the wound… I am the knife… I am the reason I can’t sleep at night…” [full-band silence, then massive drop: 808 sub + chugging 0-0-0 guitars] [Final Chorus – octave higher, raw crack on every word] I’m drowning in the black water of my mind If I sink tonight, let the current be kind But I’ll tear these demons limb from limb Till the dawn bleeds gold through the holes in him I’m losing, I’m losing, I’m losing the fight But I’ll crawl through hell to steal back the light [Outro – clean guitar arpeggio fading into tape hiss, single line whispered] “Even the darkest room… still has a door.”
